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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-API] XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341 "Debian Squeeze 6.0 (64-bit)" "No Ethernet card was detected"
The first attempt to start the VM probably broke it. Create a fresh one and try again :-) Jon On 2 May 2012, at 22:52, Jonathan Ludlam wrote: > Somewhat counter-intuitively, although you've booted your VM from the > network, it's not got a network interface. You'll need to add one: > > 'xe network-list' to find an appropriate network, then > 'xe vif-create vm-uuid=… network-uuid=… device=0' > > before you start the guest. > > The reason you were able to boot the guest at all is that the kernel is > downloaded by the control domain. Once it has it and the initrd, it then > starts the guest and the install proceeds from there. However, your guest has > no network device, so it fails. > > Jon > > On 2 May 2012, at 22:36, David Christensen wrote: > >> xen-api: >> >> I'm a Xen newbie who has installed XCP-1.5-beta-base-53341 on a desktop >> computer (Intel DQ67SWB3 motherboard, i7-2600S CPU, and 8 GB RAM): >> >> Enable thin provisioning. >> >> Don't install any Supplemental Packs (not available for XCP) >> >> Set hostname to "i72600s". >> >> >> I then logged into the XCP box via SSH and attempted to create a "Debian >> Squeeze 6.0 (64-bit)" virtual machine per "Xen Cloud Platform Virtual >> Machine Installation Guide Release 0.1 0.1 Published October 2009 0.1 >> Edition", "Chapter 4. Install Linux VMs", "Installing Debian Lenny": >> >> http://xen.org/files/XenCloud/guest.pdf >> >> >> 2012-05-02 12:58:17 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe template-list | grep name-label | grep Debian >> name-label ( RW): Debian Lenny 5.0 (32-bit) >> name-label ( RW): Debian Squeeze 6.0 (64-bit) >> name-label ( RW): Debian Squeeze 6.0 (32-bit) >> >> 2012-05-02 14:03:24 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-install template="Debian Squeeze 6.0 (64-bit)" >> new-name-label=squeeze64 >> 876cf211-b265-d485-f7f6-efe5aa1c5c4c >> >> 2012-05-02 14:04:00 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-param-set uuid=876cf211-b265-d485-f7f6-efe5aa1c5c4c >> other-config:install-repository="http://apt:9999/debian"; >> >> 2012-05-02 14:04:52 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-list >> uuid ( RO) : 53e98c73-50f7-48ab-a67a-24724660db38 >> name-label ( RW): Control domain on host: i72600s >> power-state ( RO): running >> >> >> uuid ( RO) : 876cf211-b265-d485-f7f6-efe5aa1c5c4c >> name-label ( RW): squeeze64 >> power-state ( RO): halted >> >> >> >> 2012-05-02 14:05:00 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-start vm=squeeze64 >> >> >> The above command took a very long time on previous attempts. I've >> since installed an Apt proxy (approx), so this time starting the VM was >> much faster (loading kernel image over network?). >> >> >> Continuing: >> >> >> 2012-05-02 14:05:23 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-list >> uuid ( RO) : 53e98c73-50f7-48ab-a67a-24724660db38 >> name-label ( RW): Control domain on host: i72600s >> power-state ( RO): running >> >> >> uuid ( RO) : 876cf211-b265-d485-f7f6-efe5aa1c5c4c >> name-label ( RW): squeeze64 >> power-state ( RO): running >> >> >> >> 2012-05-02 14:05:37 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe console vm=squeeze64 >> Connecting to console on VM squeeze64. Press Ctrl + ']' to quit. >> >> >> Pressing <Tab> and the arrow keys lets me know that ncurses (?) is >> running, and paints enough of the screen that I can select "<Go Back>". >> This takes me to the "Debian installer main menu". >> >> >> At the "Select a language" screen, choose "English" . >> >> >> At the "Select your location" screen, choose "United States". >> >> >> At the "Configure the keyboard" screen, choose "American English". >> >> >> At the "Detect network hardware" screen: >> >> No Ethernet card was detected. If you know the name of the driver >> needed by your Ethernet card, you can select it from the list. >> >> Driver needed by your Ethernet card: >> >> >> Scrolling down the list, I see: >> >> xen-netfront: Xen Virtual Ethernet >> >> >> But I am unable to select it via <Space> key. Pressing <Enter> >> repaints the screen. I'm stuck, and cannot proceed forward in the >> installer (?). >> >> >> Press Ctrl+] to exit VM and shut it down: >> >> 2012-05-02 14:18:27 root@i72600s ~ >> # xe vm-shutdown vm=squeeze64 >> >> >> Any suggestions? >> >> >> TIA, >> >> David >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-api mailing list >> Xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-api mailing list > Xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api _______________________________________________ Xen-api mailing list Xen-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-api
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